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#428305 - 01/30/17 10:20 AM Re: 2017 NAMM Visit [Re: Torch]
musicforyourday Offline
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Registered: 09/30/10
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it really Nice Donny I going to pick one up

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#428306 - 01/30/17 10:21 AM Re: 2017 NAMM Visit [Re: Torch]
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it really Nice Donny I going to pick one up

RJ

RD 2000
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#428422 - 02/01/17 05:14 AM Re: 2017 NAMM Visit [Re: Bill Lewis]
Bachus Offline
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Registered: 03/02/06
Posts: 7143
Originally Posted By Bill Lewis
I'm getting a new DP very soon. Problem is which one? Only one I can demo is the Roland FP 30. No screen or 1/4" outs puts me off that one. Casio 360 is just a small upgrade from my current 350. Touch screen and improved sounds are nice but the keyboard and basic piano sounds are the same. So now I'm leaning toward the Roland FP90. Can link it to an app for lots of extras and supposedly has a whole new sound source and keybed. But heavy ! Really not planning to gig with it so that's a minor problem.
Please tell me more about your impressions of the FP90. Hard to buy sight unseen.


Had a chance this morning tonsit behind the fp90 again, it was standing next to a kronos 88, which i own and an fp50 and a kawai mp7

The touch of the pha-50 keybed is incredible, for piano it was better suited then all 3 others, it even made the RH3 which i am used to dor piano parts feel like a 2nd rate keybed (but then the rh3 is a trade off, its also suited to play fast syth and organ parts to some extend) but for comfort, controll and touch, the fp90(and so will the rd2000) is a perfect instrument..

About the piano sounds (and the many other sounds) i can be clear, they are typically Roland sounds, if you like Roland sounds, they are perfect... i personally like them better for piano and organ than any other Dp..

The fp90 is quite easy to operate, straightforward, you can add a2nd sound and kayer or split it... nice direct controll over the volume of both layers and the totall eq..indeed more then enough for most piano players...

Sound trough the onboard speakers is also quite okay, for build in speakers its actually very good, its kind of unfair to compare them to my studio monitors or some kind of high end pa


Edited by Bachus (02/01/17 09:04 AM)
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#428425 - 02/01/17 06:14 AM Re: 2017 NAMM Visit [Re: Torch]
Bill Lewis Offline
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Registered: 11/12/08
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Loc: Bluffton/Hilton Head SC USA
Thanks for the review. Mines on the way and I'm sure it's going to be great for my purposes. I like Roland piano sounds and I think this one takes a big step forward by not relying totally on samples. It will be different from anything before.
All reviews say the keybed is A+ so that's great.
I never liked onboard speakers on any keyboard but the FP90s are supposed to approach what a real piano would sound like so if you gig with it you may not need an amp.
It also does have some limited backing functions with the Roland IPad App so it can be more than just a DP.
I'll update when I get it.
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#428426 - 02/01/17 07:05 AM Re: 2017 NAMM Visit [Re: Bill Lewis]
Bachus Offline
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Registered: 03/02/06
Posts: 7143
Originally Posted By Bill Lewis
Thanks for the review. Mines on the way and I'm sure it's going to be great for my purposes. I like Roland piano sounds and I think this one takes a big step forward by not relying totally on samples. It will be different from anything before.
All reviews say the keybed is A+ so that's great.
I never liked onboard speakers on any keyboard but the FP90s are supposed to approach what a real piano would sound like so if you gig with it you may not need an amp.
It also does have some limited backing functions with the Roland IPad App so it can be more than just a DP.
I'll update when I get it.


Looking forward to that...
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#428499 - 02/02/17 09:27 PM Re: 2017 NAMM Visit [Re: Torch]
Mark79100 Offline
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Registered: 10/23/06
Posts: 1661
Loc: USA
Hi Bill......I thought you might want to read this. From Keyboard magazine March/2017.


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Roland FP90 digital piano 02-03-17.pdf (85 downloads)


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#428515 - 02/03/17 07:08 AM Re: 2017 NAMM Visit [Re: Torch]
Bill Lewis Offline
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Registered: 11/12/08
Posts: 2441
Loc: Bluffton/Hilton Head SC USA
Mark
Thanks for the link, great review and if anyone is interested at all in a keyboard like this they should take a look. Covers a lot of info.
If I didn't already order one That review would of sold me.
FYI I was interested in a new case for my BK-9 and Frank at Audioworks who sold me the keyboard turned me on to the new line of cases from Roland. They look very solid but a bit pricey. I may go hard shell but haven't made up my mind yet.
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